If the Seahawks are going to get back to the Super Bowl they’ll need to start getting better returns in the NFL draft, beginning with the extra picks they got from Denver in the Russell Wilson trade. Of course that will be easier said than done considering their recent history.
While their early drafts under coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider netted an awesome amount of talent, after the legendary 2012 class this team’s drafts have gotten progressively much worse and only a handful of high-quality picks have been made since the franchise’s crowning moment at the end of the 2013 season.
For some inspiration, let’s take a look at what’s worked before. Here’s how we rank the 12 highest-value picks the team has made in the draft the last 12 years.
LB/DE Bruce Irvin – Round 1: No. 15 overall (2012)
(Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)
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